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Carfrae, ironman, kona, Mirinda, News, ruzafa, Triathlon, Van Lierde, XTERRA - June 14, 2014

IronMan and Xterra Winning Free

What does it take to win in Hawaii? Apparently Castelli’s Free tri line is de rigueur. Ironman champions Frederik Van Lierde and Mirinda Carfrae, along with XTERRA champ Ruben Ruzafa all earned their victories in Castelli’s Free race kits. Free is the result of years of Castelli aerodynamic research in cycling clothing resulting in flat seams and aerodynamic fabric surfaces that minimize time on the bike, along with run-enhancing comfort and temperature management. Rinny won in the Free W Tri Short that is the same that you can buy, though we had to make a custom fit for her small frame. Her Free W Tri Singlet is the same construction as our inline construction although she wanted it without the front zipper. Frederik used the Free one piece race suit. To give his sponsors maximum visibility he actually used the version with the back zipper that was designed for ITU racing. Ruben used the Free two piece suit that has carried him to multiple XTERRA victories all season. All three athletes enjoyed the innovative Kiss Tri seat pad. It’s one of the most padded seat pads in Tri for maximum comfort on the bike, but thanks to Castelli’s skiving technology ...

First 2014 win for Van Lierde

Hawaii Champion Frederik Van Lierde is back on the road to success. This year’s focus of the 35 year old Belgian lays on defending his Kona title in October. After finishing 4th at all his previous 2014 races so far (Abu Dhabi, Cannes and Aix en Provence), he showed this class and triumphed at half distance triathlon ‘Extreme Man’ in Düren (Germany). Just like at IRONMAN Hawaii, Van Lierde relied on Castelli’s one-pices suit FREE ITU SUIT. This suit is designed for best aerodynamics and comfort and – thanks to the two back pockets – is also suitable for long distance racing. Castelli also offers this world championship-winning piece to be customized for your team. After a short rest, he will proceed with his preparation for the European Championships at IRONMAN Frankfurt on July 6. This race will be a real showdown of some of the strongest athletes in IRONMAN circus including multiple IRONMAN 70.3 World Champion Sebastian Kienle and Olympic Champion Jan Frodeno. All photos: ©trimaxhebdo.com

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70.3, ironman, News, polten, Triathlon - May 28, 2014

Castelli at IRONMAN 70.3 St. Pölten

The European triathlon season is already well underway and last weekend the first big Austrian race of the year took place in St. Pölten. It’s an advanced race and very popular within the triathlon family. Athletes are released in several waves (pros, multiple age groups). The swim is quite unique, as it’s the only triathlon with a two lake swim leg, interrupted by an Australian exit and a few hundreds meter of run in between. Out of the water, athletes quickly hit high-speed riding on a closed motorway towards Wachau. Most competitors won’t have eyes for the beauty of this World Cultural Heritage during the race which comes up with some demanding climbing in the second half of the 90k bike split. Back at the event area, a two loop half marathon to downtown St. Pölten completes the day. Our pro athletes claim high standards and at Castelli we develop our clothing for maximum comfort, suitability and aerodynamics. Being still a new brand in the triathlon business, it’s good to see that also more and more amateurs are wearing the scorpion and trust in our call to offer the best triathlon clothing on the market. During the day at St. ...

Frederik Van Lierde, Mirinda Carfrae Win Ironman Hawaii

Castelli-equipped triathletes Frederik Van Lierde (BEL) and Mirinda Carfrae (AUS) took the 2013 Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii, by storm. Van Lierde took his first Kona crown, while Carfrae smashed the world record in her victory in the women’s race.

Castelli Triathlon Signs With Frederik Van Lierde

Castelli’s new signing, Frederik Van Lierde, is an Ironman legend with three successive wins and course-record holder of Ironman France in Nice.